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Texas - Jeff Davis County

Jeff Davis County Texas has 5 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance. Significant places include Fort Davis National Historic Site, Grierson-Sproul House, Jeff Davis County Courthouse, Phantom Lake Spring Site and Trueheart, Henry M. and Annie V., House.

Prehistoric cultural affiliation(s) include Early And Late Archaic, Paleo-Indian and L. Prehistoric dating back to 8999 BC.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Jeff Davis County places including Lt. Col. Wesley Merritt, unknown, Falls City Construction Co. and L.L. Thurman. Prominent architectural styles found in Jeff Davis Country are Bungalow/Craftsman, Classical Revival and Queen Anne.

Fort Davis National Historic Site (added 1966 - - #66000045)

Jct. of TX 17 and 118 , Fort Davis

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Merritt,Lt. Col. Wesley

Area of Significance:

Exploration/Settlement, Military

Period of Significance:

1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Federal

Historic Function:

Defense

Historic Sub-function:

Fortification

Current Function:

Landscape

Current Sub-function:

Park

More Information:

archives document

Grierson-Sproul House (added 1982 - - #82004508)

Also known as Sproul House

Court Ave. , Fort Davis

Fortguy, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

unknown

Architectural Style:

Bungalow/Craftsman

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

More Information:

archives document

Jeff Davis County Courthouse (added 2002 - - #02000728)

Bounded by Court St., Front St., Woodward Ave., and State St. , Fort Davis

Jim Evans, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Thurman, L.L., Falls City Construction Co.

Architectural Style:

Classical Revival

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Government

Historic Sub-function:

Courthouse

Current Function:

Government

Current Sub-function:

Courthouse

More Information:

archives document

Phantom Lake Spring Site (added 1995 - - #95000501)

Also known as 41JD63

Address Restricted , Toyahvale

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Historic Significance:

Event, Information Potential

Area of Significance:

Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Prehistoric

Cultural Affiliation:

Early And Late Archaic, Paleo-Indian, L. Prehistoric

Period of Significance:

7000-8999 BC, 5000-6999 BC, 3000-4999 BC, 1900-1750 AD, 1749-1500 AD, 1499-1000 AD, 1000-500 AD, 1000-2999 BC, 1000 AD-999 BC

Owner:

Federal

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Camp

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Landscape, Other

Current Sub-function:

Irrigation Facility

Trueheart, Henry M. and Annie V., House (added 1996 - - #96001014)

Also known as Las Rocas;Neill Museum;Trueheart-Fowlkes-Neill House

Jct. of 7th St. and Court Ave. , Fort Davis

Fortguy, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

unknown

Architectural Style:

Queen Anne

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Hotel

More Information:

archives document

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